Search
Reading, writing and balancing a budget: Financial literacy coming to Michigan school curriculum
W Magazine
… to be financially responsible. However, those skills have not typically been taught in school. This will change in … of this type of education is evident in those who struggle with it—which is more than half of Americans. The … will help students graduate high school with a basic knowledge of financial terms and concepts.” One of the main …
https://wmich.edu/news/2022/09/69053
Pursuing operational excellence, financial success and a positive culture
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
… business and support our investors through new projects, bigger events, and a series of successful acquisitions is what … but feasible operations plan and executing flawlessly, no matter the size of the event. What is your perspective on … for the future? Every event has a start date that we cannot miss. Shipping delays, labor shortages or bad weather …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/02/70807
English department faculty, students help Kalamazoo high school students write scholarship essays
College of Arts and Sciences
… high school students write scholarship essays Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Dr. Jonathan Bush assists KPS … the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. Photo credit: Jake Waggoner and the Kalamazoo Promise KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Department … , Jenna Ellis , Breyana Wilson and Racheal Anthony . Husain Abdelrahman , who also participated, is a computer …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71174
Beauregard lauded for lifetime of achievement and service
News
… for lifetime of achievement and service Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Beauregard announcing WMU will join new … G. Klein, Sister Elizabeth (Betty) Veenhuis, Marjorie Springgate, Dr. Martha B. Warfield, Patricia Coles-Chalmers and …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/04/195
Many WMU offices closed during holiday recess
News
… Many WMU offices closed during holiday recess Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Spring classes begin Jan. 7. … the start of spring semester. The campus closure applies to non-represented University employees. Many represented …
https://wmich.edu/news/2012/12/3332
Six talks to be featured at free Russian Studies Conference
News
… featured at free Russian Studies Conference Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on The conference is Nov. 15. … cultural debates of Dostoevsky's era, taking the author's suggestion that sometimes "2 + 2 = 5" serves as a gateway to …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/10902
Event set to mark 50th anniversary of King's visit to WMU
News
… mark 50th anniversary of King's visit to WMU Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on King in the studio at WMUK-FM KALAMAZOO—The … the ideas he laid out before the Kalamazoo community on a snowy winter night in 1963. "50 Years Later: Honoring the …
https://wmich.edu/news/2013/11/11610
Undergraduate research, career-related experiences helped psychology grad find purpose
News
… realize it at the time, but it really set me apart. And now looking back at it and applying to graduate school, I'm … internship with Synergy Health Center in Kalamazoo. "It's a nonprofit mental health center. I think that was very … she says. "Growing up, you sometimes feel like you have no say in what you learn, and it's very much focused on what …
https://wmich.edu/news/2023/12/73684
Partnership between Western, Gun Lake Tribe promotes suicide prevention
News
… the United States in the mid-1800s to assimilate Indigenous youth and strip them of their culture—which were in … violence, erasure from public discourse and data, and this notion that Native Americans are people of the past," says … choose the things that happened to you or your family. No matter what has happened, your life matters and is worth …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66452
New education program awards credit for students' prior learning
College of Education and Human Development
… College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) announced a new academic initiative, Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Opportunities . Students may now apply for potential credit for their prior knowledge and experiences for various programs within CEHD. …
https://wmich.edu/news/2021/12/66459